Any computer on which you plan to install Enterprise Vault must be a member of a domain.

Table: Minimum specification for an Enterprise Vault server shows the recommended minimum specifications for a production Enterprise Vault system.

It is possible to run Enterprise Vault on a computer with less memory, but this is not recommended for a production system, as it does not allow for any growth in archiving requirements. The extra memory is particularly important if users will be performing large, simultaneous archive searches.

If you are just installing a demonstration Enterprise Vault system, and performance is not an issue, it is possible to run Enterprise Vault on less than 1 GB, but the computer must be configured to have at least 1 GB of page file space.

Enterprise Vault can be run on a multi-processor system with four or eight CPUs, but in order to take advantage of the extra CPU power, the disk system used must be able to cope with the increased throughput.

In a small to medium Enterprise Vault environment, the core Enterprise Vault services will typically all be installed on the same computer. In larger installations, services such as the Storage and Indexing services can be installed on a separate computer.

For information on distributing Enterprise Vault services, see the Introduction and Planning manual.